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Command-Line Deployment of VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0
vCenter Server Appliance Deployment Parameters
Table 6, Table 7, Table 8, Table 9, andTable 10 list the parameters that you can use to set up the deployment
templates according to your needs. The information you provide depends on your specific deployment. For
example, you must provide database parameters if you want to deploy the appliance with an external
database.
Table 6. Network Parameters
Parameter Default Conditions
ip.family None Network IP address family.
Value must be either ipv4 or ipv6.
mode None Network mode. Use this parameter to select how to allocate the IP
address of the appliance.
The following options are available:
 static
You are prompted to enter the static IP address and network
setting.
 dhcp
A DHCP server is used to allocate the IP address. Select this
option only if the DHCP server is available in your environment.
 autoconf
This option is available for IPv6 only.
ip None Network IP address.
Required only if the mode is static.
Can be IPv4 or IPv6 based on the specific address family.
An IPv4 address must comply with the RFC 790 guidelines.
An IPv6 address must comply with the RFC 2373 guidelines.
prefix None Network prefix length.
Required only if the mode is static.
 0-32 for IPv4
 0-128 for IPv6
gateway None IP address of the default gateway.
Can be default when using IPv6.
dns.servers None Comma-separated list of IP addresses of DNS servers.
system.name None Primary network identity.
Can be either an IP address or a fully qualified domain name (FQDN).
After you set it, you cannot change the system name.
The FQDN and dotted-decimal numbers must comply with the RFC
1123 guidelines.
Use an FQDN whenever possible.